Regional distribution of putative vasopressin receptors in rat brain and pituitary by quantitative autoradiography

R. E. Brinton, K. W. Gee, J. K. Wamsley, T. P. Davis, H. I. Yamamura

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Abstract

Quantitative light microscopic autoradiography was used to map and characterize the distribution of [3H]arginine vasopressin ([3H]AVP) binding sites in the rat brain. HPLC analysis for possible degradation of AVP during binding indicated that addition of specific peptidase inhibitors prevented metabolism of AVP. Binding sites for [3H]AVP were observed in the hypothalamus and pituitary as well as in brain regions where AVP may act as a neuroregulator. Within the hypothalamus, dense AVP binding sites were seen in the suprachiasmatic, supraoptic, and paraventricular nuclei. High specific binding was also apparent in the median eminence tubero-infundibular region and in the posterior lobe of the pituitary. [3H]AVP labeling at possible neuroregulatory sites was observed in the hippocampus, lateral septum, superficial cortex, cerebellum, nucleus tractus solitarious, adenohypophysis, and spinal cord.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)7248-7252
Number of pages5
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume81
Issue number22 I
DOIs
StatePublished - 1984

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